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Are Biofuels Still Economically Feasible?

Posted by samzenpus on from the Mr.-Fusion dept.

thefickler writes "With falling gas prices, and the end of capitalism as we know it (otherwise known as the credit crisis), the biofuels industry is not looking as viable as it once was. Indeed biofuel production has fallen well short of expectations, with biofuel companies closing down or reducing production capacity. It appears that the industry's only hope is government support."

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  1. Re:They never were by ceoyoyo · · Score: 4, Funny

    You missed something in your list. That stuff in the back of my fridge. I'm not sure what it started out as, but I'm pretty sure it's got a decent ethanol content now.

  2. Re:They never were by aaron+alderman · · Score: 2, Funny

    You can't spell environmentalism without mental.